Eamonn Dolan

Award-winning playwright and screenwriter with a proven track record of successful stage productions and broadcast media writing. Known for creating compelling narratives that resonate with audiences across various platforms.

 

COMING TO CAMDEN FRINGE FESTIVAL 2025

We are delighted to announce our official selection for the prestigious Camden Fringe Festival, London in summer 2025.

A Rennie & White Production

“I Can Still Hear You” by Eamonn Dolan

Venue and performance dates will be announced shortly.

  • DescriptionI'd be happy to provide a brief synopsis of "I Can Still Hear You" for your web page:

    "I Can Still Hear You" is a darkly comedic play by Eamonn Dolan that follows the twisted marital dynamics between Fitz and Queenie. When Fitz accidentally falls into an open grave in a decaying cemetery, he finds himself trapped with a broken leg as water slowly rises around him. His wife Queenie, rather than rushing to his aid, sees this as an opportunity to finally free herself from their loveless marriage. As Fitz pleads for help, Queenie encounters Mort, a philosophical gravedigger with whom she forms an unexpected connection. With elements of black humor, twisted romance, and macabre tension, the play explores themes of marriage, resentment, power, and the dark side of "till death do us part." text goes here

"Siren Song" (2023)

  • Debuted at Little Angel Theatre, London (August 2023)

  • Featured in Camden Fringe Festival, London

  • Transferred to Etcetera Theatre, Camden, London (October 2023)

  • "A stylish and memorable play" - Papatango Theatre London

 

  • "Siren Song" is a black comedy that follows the darkly humorous power struggle between three artists in contemporary Ireland. When failed poet Finn attempts suicide, his successful partner Mia responds with casual indifference, while his ambitious mistress Tilly schemes to eliminate her rival. Set in a seaside artist's studio, this 80-minute play blends absurdist humor with psychological tension as artistic jealousy, toxic relationships, and revenge plots spiral to a haunting conclusion.es here

"Burning Bridges" (2024)

  • Premiered at Wexford Arts Centre (June 2024)

  • Transferred to Presentation Arts Centre, Enniscorthy (June 2024)

  • "A delicious mix of madness and menace, a playwright to be reckoned with" - Liam Murphy, Munster Express

  • "Burning Bridges": A synopsis

    In an isolated coastal hovel in contemporary Ireland, siblings Maggie (60s) and Jack (60s) live as recluses. Their routine is disrupted when a young couple, Kitty and Luke, seek shelter after their boat crashes during a storm. Luke, an arrogant rugby player, attempts to scale the treacherous cliff to seek help, despite warnings about its dangers. Before his attempt, we learn through Jack that he and Maggie were banished to this place in their childhood after Jack was caught playing "nurse" and kissing his friend Tommy - an incident that led to their father and a priest casting them out to sea.

    While Luke makes his ill-fated climb, Maggie and Kitty bond over whiskey and stories, revealing Kitty's manipulative nature in stealing Luke from his previous partner. Luke eventually falls to his death attempting to scale "No-No Ridge." Rather than being devastated, Kitty becomes integrated into the siblings' isolated world. Maggie sees an opportunity to gain an heir for Jack, and despite initial resistance, Kitty eventually attempts to escape but is injured in the process.

    Months later, Kitty has fully embraced her new life with Maggie and Jack, having given birth to a baby boy. When new shipwreck survivors come knocking, instead of helping them as she was once helped, Kitty rejects them - symbolizing her complete transformation and acceptance of her new family and their way of life.

    The play is a dark comedy that explores themes of social isolation, sexuality, family bonds, and the transformative power of acceptance, however unc